Discovery II Leaves Cape Town On Another Antarctic Trip (1938)

Cape Town, South Africa. Various shots of the Royal Exploration Ship Discovery II in dock at Cape Town, being prepared for an expedition to the Antarctic. Decks are hosed down; food and other supplies are loaded onto the ship. The ship moves out of the harbour. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.